The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-05-07

the knights, has closed his doors against
them, and has now plenty of men, and is
overwhelmed with orders from abroad |
The 'loagshoremen who went out in the
late strike without any cause whatever, have
lost their places, and many Of them are on
the verge of starvation.
The strike OF the silyerworkers promises
to be serious. and involves some Of the
heaviest firms in the country-Tiffany d
Co The Meriden Silver Co., The Whiting,
and several others haye declared war to the
knife, and the knife to the hilt. There are
no side issues in the fight. The question
is whether the firms named shall be al
lowed to control their own business, or
whether they will suffer them to be carried
on and directed by the Knights of Labor.
Both sides are pledged to stand firm, and
the result will be watched by business men
with anxiety from Maine to California. If
the Knights succeed in this struggle, busi-
ness men mght as well throw mp the
sponge; and If the business men succeed
goodbye to the walking-delegate, he ceases
to be potential factor in the business of
the future,
Occasionally you hear cry of hard
times. 1t certainly looks like it. At a re-
cent picture sale, which did not make
much of noise, over S21S, 900 was realized
for not very large collection. Six nights
of Patti cost us the neat little SUM of ST.
000 and ] know several shop girls who
paid three dollars seat at the Saturday
matinee-eccupying that portion Of the
Metropolitan Opera House which is nearest
the roof. Though Patti is a very costly
article, there is one thing about her, that
every fellow as he comes cut declares, that
he has received the full worth of his money.
There must be some witchery about her, for
the women are as completely captivated as
/ the men. On the night she sang Lucia
women and girls started up in the boxes,
wal ing their handkercbiefs and clapping
their hands like lot Of lunatics. Young
George Gould and his lovely bride were out
to hear Patti every night. Everything all
|
ing room down stairs cost you three dol.
lars, and comfortable seats in the orchestrs
readily brought twenty. It was a great
week for the ticket spectators, and one
enterprising gentleman is said to hayt
cleared on the week fully $1,000.
The mere the Legislative Committed
probes the official villainies of Brooklyn
the more it becomes evident, that nctwith
standing their spiritual advantages, and thC
excellent teachings of the good Docto
Talmage and others, they are not so yer.
much better than we are on this side of tn
river after all.
That excellent actor and worthy gentle
man, William Davage, had a benefit on th
completion of his fifty years upon the stage
Ii the result had been commensurate wit
his ability and worth, he would have re
allied an Independent fortune. Mr.. Cou
dock, now in his eightieth year, who for
, 1000 nights borne the donors of IIazC
Kirle. is also to receive a benefit, fc
, which several thousand dollars have bee
q assured.
l neglected to mention last week the az
pearance of the poet Walt Whitman in ov
f CITY, Whatever difference Of opinion ma
, exist as TO the poetic value of Leaves I
. Grass" there can be no two opinions wit
:, regard to his services to our soldiers duiir
y the war and of the general lovabe chara
Il, ter of the man, which has secured him hos
y of admiring friends on both sides Of Il
"a Atlantic. Ii is not often that any man
=. honored by such an audience, some of Il
# best intellect, social worth and brillia
10 genius OF the city were there, and the a
a fectonate manner in which his audito
,s gathered around, told more eloquently thi
|, words the place he occupies in the hear
10 of the people.
p The hotels discovered last Sunday th
IL there was an Excise Law on the staiu
nj books. 1t has been usual for thirsty ira
~ elers to walk into the restaurant poriit
rd of the hotel, sit down at table, call for
cs cocktail, a smash OF julep, and aft
10 chewing Glove walk out; but last Sund
the police scooped everything from t
id Hoffman to Delmonico's, and from t
ls amount of swearing done the conclusion
~ forced upon me that New York is not
IN prohibition town.
RROAnPPIM